Donkey Kong (SSBU)/Up special

Hitbox visualization showing Donkey Kong's grounded up special, Spinning Kong.

Hitbox visualization showing Donkey Kong's aerial up special, Spinning Kong.

Overview

Donkey Kong rapidly spins around, trapping opponents and damaging them with a series of discus clotheslines and spinning backfists before launching them. The grounded version grants Donkey Kong super armor on frame 5, making it a reliable tool for powering through many moves. The grounded version is also a potent KO option, especially at ledge, being able to even KO heavy characters around 70%-80% when used on Battlefield's ledge. Donkey Kong is immune to most windboxes during the move.

Although the aerial version is a poor recovery tool, it has much faster startup than the grounded version, covers generally more space around him, and has far more active frames. This makes it a potent "get off me" option, as well as a surprisingly effective combo breaker due to its frame 1 hurtbox shift, which is made more impressive by comparison of his poor air dodge. The aerial version also has application as an out of shield option due to its large hitboxes covering both sides of Donkey Kong, though it is far less safe on whiff than other options like back aerial.

Hitboxes

Grounded

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Hit 1
0	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	0	30	90		6.0	armr	6.5	-1.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	0	30	90		5.0	armr	0.0	-1.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	0	30	90		4.0	shoulderr	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	0	30	90		6.0	armr	6.5	-1.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
4	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	0	30	90		5.0	armr	0.0	-1.0	-1.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
5	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	0	30	90		4.0	shoulderr	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Hits 2, 4-6
0	0	0	1.4%	0		Forward	0	55	90		4.0	top	0.0	7.0 to 12.0	25.0	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	1.4%	0		Forward	0	100	65		5.0	top	0.0	12.0	12.5	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	3.5%	0		Backward	35	100	0		5.7	top	0.0	13.5	-2.5	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Hit 3
0	0	0	1.4%	0		Forward	0	55	80		4.0	top	0.0	7.0 to 12.0	25.0	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	1.4%	0		Forward	0	100	65		5.0	top	0.0	12.0	12.5	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	3.5%	0		Backward	35	100	0		5.7	top	0.0	13.5	-2.5	0.8×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Final hit
0	0	0	4.0%	0		Standard	60	157	0		8.0	top	0.0	11.0	20.0 to -4.0	2.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Aerial

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Hit 1
0	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	50	10	0		7.7	top	0.0	12.0	-7.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	5.0%	1.0		Standard	50	10	0		7.7	top	0.0	12.0	4.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Hits 2-13
0	0	0	1.0%	1.0		Standard	55	20	0		5.0	arml	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	1.0%	1.0		Standard	55	20	0		5.0	armr	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	1.0%	1.0		Standard	55	20	0		3.7	arml	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	1.0%	1.0		Standard	55	20	0		3.7	armr	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Final hit
0	0	0	2.0%	1.0		Standard	72	80	0		5.0	arml	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	2.0%	1.0		Standard	72	80	0		5.0	armr	6.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	2.0%	1.0		Standard	72	80	0		3.7	arml	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
3	0	0	2.0%	1.0		Standard	72	80	0		3.7	armr	-4.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Timing

Grounded

Super armor	5-17
Lower arm intangible	19-24
Hit 1	19
Hits 2-6	25-27, 32-33, 40-42, 49-50, 55-58
Final hit	62
Interruptible	105
Animation length	114

Hitboxes
Body
Lower arm

Aerial

The move enables ledge grabs from both sides starting on frame 14.

Lower arms intangible	10-38
Hit 1	4-6
Hits 2-7	10-12, 13-14, 15-17, 18-19, 20-21, 22-24
Hits 8-13	25-26, 27-29, 30-31, 32-33, 34-36, 37-38
Final hit	39-43
Animation length	70

Hitboxes
Lower arms

Landing

Interruptible	39
Animation length	65

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Hitbox change

Vulnerable

Intangible

Armour

Interruptible

Parameters

If Donkey Kong lands from the aerial version before undergoing helplessness, he transitions to frame 63 of the grounded version.

Ground acceleration	0.034
Ground friction	0.015
Maximum ground speed	1.1
Ground friction after last hit	0.04
Initial vertical speed in midair	0.9
Air acceleration	0.05
Maximum air speed	1.7
Gravity multiplier	0.07
Helplessness landing lag	38 frames

Donkey Kong's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash